New Rule #1: If a Rethuglican starts mouthing off about the perils of socialized medicine, you have to grab a roll of quarters and punch him right in the nads (via The Washington Post):

In remarks to the media just concluded, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said the federal government will use the authority it has been granted by the $700 billion Wall Street bailout/rescue law to buy actual stakes in U.S. banks, in addition to merely buying troubled assets off their books.